Cooling appliance.



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THOMAS SWAIM ARMSTRONG, NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

'c'oouNo APPLIANCE.

. SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent NO.L700,005, dated May 13, 1902.

Applicationfiled November l9, 1901. Serial No.82,894. (N0 model.) 5

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Beit known that I, THoMA's SWAIM ARM- STRONG, residing at North Plainfield, in the county of Somerset and State of New Jersey, have invented anew and 'Improved' Cooling Appliance, of which the following is'a specification.

Thisinvention is in the nature of an improved a liance for cooling grape-j nice and other like beverages, and primarily has for its'objectto provide a'cooler for such purpose of a very simple and economical construction which can'be readilyhandled andplaced'in an operative condition and which will effectively serve for its intended purposes.

My invention in its generic nature coniprehends a novel'means for properly supporting the container or beverage-holding can within the cooling vessel or jacket clear from sides or bottom of the cooling vessel and an improved construction of drawing-off tube cooperatively arranged with the jacket and container whereby to permit of a quick and convenient removal of the container from the cooling vessel or placing the same therein as conditions may make necessary.

In its complete make-up my invention also includes'ia' peculiar construction of brackets adjustablyand detachablyheld within the cooling-jacket" for properly supporting and bracing the upper end'of the container, and in its'subordinate features my invention consists in certain details of construction and peculiar combination of parts, all of which will hereinafter. be fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to .the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, the parts being shown in their normal or operative position. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the manner of removing the container from the cooling-jacket. Fig. 4; is a horizontal section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

My invention in its general characteristics embodies a'n-external vesselor jacket for holding thecooling agent, open at the top and having a closure member for the said opening, and a container (in which the beverage to be cooled is held) adapted to be supported upon the bottom of the cooling vessel immersed in the ice or other cooling ageu t, and so far as it relatesto the general construction'of my invention the same involvesno new principle, as the essential features thereof lie in the peculiar manner in which the holder of the container is detachably supported within the cooling-ch'amber, the manner in which the drawing-oft spigot is connected therewith,

and the bracket devices for sustaining the upper and lower ends of the holder.

liteferring now to the accompanying drawings, in Which-like characters indicate like parts in'all the figures, 1 indicates the cooling vessel, whichmay be of any desired size' forexamplathat of the ordinary Water-cooler.

This vesselis preferably'made of galvanized iron, with inner and outer walls a I), both at the sides andbottom, to formfa surrounding space for the reception of charcoal or other non-conducting substance. At the top the vessel has an opening (2, normally held closed by a charcoal-packed closure member 2, as shown; At the lower end the vessel 1 has a drawing-faucet3'for drawing off the water.

In horizontal section the vessel '1 may be rodnglfsquare, or of other desired shape, and centrally-on the'bottom thereof is fixedly-held a collar or ring 4, that projects up a short distance, as clearly shown 'in' Fig. 2, by referenceto which itwillf be noticed the diameter of the said' collar 4 is" just sufficient to permit the lower end of the container 5 fitting therebetween.

The container 5 may be formed of any material suitable for the purpose-for example, granite-wareand the same is of less height than the cooling vessel to permit of the ice or other cooling agent passing over the top thereof, and to provide for a maximum cooling effect on the bottom, said container has three, more or less, galvanized-iron brackets 6 6, which project downward below the bottom sufficiently to hold the bottom of the container from contact with the bottom of the vessel 1, and to further augment the cooling action the collar 4. may be'perforate'd, as indicated in the drawings, to allow for a free circulation of the cooling agent under the container. her 5 at the top, and the upper end of the said container in practice is braced and properly The container has a closure memsupported by brackets projected radially inward from the inner face of the vessel 1. In the practical arrangement of my invention I employ three of the said brackets, and each of the brackets is formed of pieces of metalor galvanized iron, for example-bent up in a V shape, with their ends terminating in foot portions 7, and two of the said brackets are fixedly held by riveting or otherwise securing the foot portions to the inner wall of the vessel, as shown in the drawings. The third bracket (indicated by 7 is disposed directly over the drawing-off faucet, through which the beverage from the can passes, and the said bracket is'detachably held in position, and for such purpose its foot portions 7 are bent laterally to engage with the flanges 8, secured upon the inner side of the vessel 1. In practice the foot portions of the brackets 7 are sprung into engagement with the flanges 8, and by frictional contact therewith the said bracket is held in a proper position. It will thus be seen that by providing a collar at the bottom and the brackets at the top the container will be properly held centrally within the cooling vessel 1.

The lower end of the container is provided with an opening 5 (see Fig. 3) of sufficient diameter to permit the said end moving laterally over the inner end of a drawing-0d tube 9, made of hard rubber. This tube is threaded externally nearly its entire length, and one end of the same is adapted to extend into and pass through the opening 1 in the wall of the vessel 1, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and to provide for a fluid-tight joint at the point where the said tube 8 enters the wall of the vessel 1 a soft-rubber washer 10 is fitted thereover, which is tightly clamped in position by a hard-rubber nut 11. The outer end of the drawing-01f tube 9 is externally threaded to receive the threaded shank of the hard-rnbher drawing-off faucet 11 as shown, and the said externally-threaded tube is made ofa size sufficiently long, so that when the container is set centrally within the vessel 1 the inner end of the tube 9 will project slightly inside of the container, and to provide for a fluid-tight joining of the lower end of the container .with the said externallythreaded tube I provide a hard-rubber nut 78, adapted to fit the inner end of the tube 9, and a jam-nut 13, fitted on the tube externally of the container, soft-rubber washers 12 13 being used to provide for a fluid-tight joint.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the manner in which my cooling appliance operates will be readily understood. It will be noticed that the contents of the container may be readily drawn ofi through the faucet 11 and to remove the container from the cooler it is only necessary to unscrew the rubber nut ll upon the inside of the container, and by then detaching the bracket, or rather sliding it up sufliciontly high to a point above the top of the container, and by slightly tipping the container toward the outward side of the vessel the same may be readily released from the collar 4 and from engagement with the inner end of the tube 9 and drawn out of the vessel, it being manifest that to reinsert the container it is only necessary to fit the lower end thereof over the inner end of the tube 9 and properly adjust the nuts and washers 11 12 13 13 and the brackets 7 when the appliance will be again in position for a proper operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cooling appliance of the character described, the combination with the vessel for holding the cooling agent, said vessel being open at the top and having a drawingbif tube at the bottom whose inner end projects inward toward the center of the vessel and having a collar projected up from the bottom thereof; of a retainer or'beverage-holder, said holder having pendent supporting-brackets at the bottom and having its lower end of a size to fit within the upper edge of the collar on the bottom of the vessel, the brackets projected radially inward from the upper end of the vessel adapted to engage the upper end of the said container or holder, one of said brackets being detachably held,the container or holder having an opening at the lower end, whereby it can be slipped onto the inner end of the drawing-off tube, and the clampingnuts for securing the tube and the container all being arranged substantially as shown and for the purposes described.

2. In a cooling appliance of the character described, the combination with the vessel for holding the cooling agent, said vessel having a draining-faucet and having a drawing-01f tube whose inner end projects toward the center of the vessel, said projecting end being threaded, said vessel having an annular collar projected upward from its bottom, and a series of brackets projected radially inward from the upper end of the vessel, one of said brackets being disposed over the drawing-off tube and detachably held within the vessel; of the container or holder, said holder having pendent brackets at the lower end and having the said end of a diameter to fit between the upper edge of the collar at the bottom of the vessel, the lower end of the said holder being open, whereby it can be readily fitted over the projecting end of the drawing-off tube, clamping-nuts engaging the said tube for holding the container or holder in a fluidtight engagement with the tube, all being arranged substantially as shown, whereby by releasing the nuts from the drawing-off tube, and removing the detachable bracket, the container or holder can be tilted and slipped from engagement with the inner end of the drawing-0E tube, substantially as shown and for the purposes described.

3. The hereinbefore described improve ment in cooling appliances, comprising a vessel adapted to hold the cooling'agent, said vessel having an annular collar proj ectin gvertically upward from the bottom and having a plurality of brackets projected radially inward, said brackets being fixedly connected to the interior of the vessel; another bracket of like structure projected radially in line with the other brackets, said bracket being detachably connected with the inner side of the vessel, an externally-threaded drawingoff tube, one end of which projects through the vessel and has an internally-threaded outer end, the inner end of said tube projecting inward to a point over the collar on the bottom of the vessel, said end being threaded, the container having pendent bracket members adapted to straddle thecollar on the bottom of the purposes described the vessel, said vessel-bottom being arranged to fit within the upper end of the collar, the

upper end of said vessel projecting above the brackets, said brackets and the container be ing relatively of such proportions that the 

